Saving

20 Dec How to Avoid Over-Spending During the Holidays

Posted at 19:15h in Budget Planning, Faithful Finance, Faithful Finance Live, Saving, Trusting God's Plan by Faithful Finance

This is the time of year when it’s easy to toss our financial goals to the wind. We all want to enjoy the holidays and be generous in our gift-giving to loved ones. However, if we can’t pay for all the new loot, there’s only...

26 Jan If God Is In Control, Why Do I Need To Plan My Finances?

Posted at 20:57h in Budget Planning, Saving, Trusting God's Plan by Emily G. Stroud, MBA, CFA

I want to illustrate why I advocate personal financial planning when I know we cannot control every outcome. Even on our best day of planning for every detail that may or may not occur in our lives, we are still not in control. God is...

19 Jan 5 Financial Topics to Discuss BEFORE you say “I DO”

Posted at 17:33h in Budget Planning, Marriage, Saving by Emily G. Stroud, MBA, CFA

Getting married is a monumental moment in a person’s life. On your wedding day, your individual life changes dramatically when you become a we instead of a me. I can honestly tell you that my wedding day and the birthdays of my children are still...

12 Jan SAVE Is Not A Four Letter Word

Posted at 16:15h in Budget Planning, Faithful Finance, Saving by Emily G. Stroud, MBA, CFA

Everywhere you look right now, there are promotions and advertisements for new diets that are guaranteed to work and change your life. You cannot escape the barrage of magazine covers, social media campaigns, and release of new diet books. In January, it seems like these...